Critical Literacy Class Questions by A.Cook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se Respond with thoughts and resources to your peers en-us 2021-02-16 18:25:17 UTC 2026-02-24 19:10:19 UTC hello@padlet.com A question I have is how do I as a teacher knowing that certain systems are in place that effect my students and that are stacked against them still use these systems in my classroom. Should I change how I teach even if the school I'm at wants to use these systems. SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208171496 2021-02-16 18:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208171496 How can prior knowledge be used in math, beyond understanding context? SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208177207 2021-02-16 18:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208177207 When their language has been described as "inappropriate" or "wrong" how can we increase their literacy skills without taking away their own language? SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208177964 2021-02-16 18:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208177964 For students that are labeled as “non readers” how do we encourage them to push and develop the discipline specific language that is usually written in standard English terms? Will teaching standard English and discipline specific language at the same time be overwhelming and confusing? SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208179014 2021-02-16 18:27:26 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208179014 What responsibility do we have to have students “achieve” standardized testing? SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208184279 2021-02-16 18:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208184279 How can we gain knowledge of students and their own approaches to communication? SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208193731 2021-02-16 18:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208193731 what ways might we think about the system of literacy and how it is unequal? Or, better yet, what is missing or unjust in literacy? SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208199465 2021-02-16 18:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208199465 How do we help students to succeed in an environment that is inherently inequitable, especially in the virtual space? SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208204609 2021-02-16 18:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208204609 Are tests actually necessary? SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208205410 2021-02-16 18:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208205410 How can I as a white educator guide students to a place where they feel empowered and ready to transform their communities? SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208211584 2021-02-16 18:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208211584 Does the virtual learning environment make it more difficult to serve ALL students equally? Internet quality, equipment quality, having a parent at home to motivate students to keep cameras on and participate... these are all factors that can and do affect a teacher's ability to reach all students SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208227815 2021-02-16 18:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208227815 How can I combat the structures that be without feeling like I am complacent or perpetuating the problem? To be more specific, as I expressed earlier in class….While I am personally doing my part to prepare my students for success, I am doing so in a way that still prepares them for these standardized exams that are inherently biased. To be succinct, it just feels like I am training to be a solution to a problem and then accepting the problem. SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208233147 2021-02-16 18:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208233147 How has the virtual environment affected the equity of education students receive? With special ed hour specifications harder to give, but easier to pull kids into a breakout room, how has that affected kids and their learning? SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208241387 2021-02-16 18:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208241387 How can we as resident teachers or teachers promote the equity of class past just our classroom but into the realm of admin SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208241897 2021-02-16 18:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208241897 How has literacy changed with virtual learning, what needs to be included that hasn’t been acknowledged? SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208242420 2021-02-16 18:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208242420 I still have questions about if it is fair to our students to give them equitable content when they are expected to prove their learning and knowledge by taking mandatory inequitable assessments? SJCCook https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208248201 2021-02-16 18:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/SJCCook/h2f7ueu1irlye2se/wish/1208248201